Ruinuo Jia, Tanyou Shan, Anping Zheng, Yaowen Zhang, Ping Lu, Guifang Zhang, Feng Wang, Zhiqiao Xu, Guobao Zheng, Dongxia Tang, Weiguo Zhang, Wanying Li, Ruonan Li, Yibo Guo, Lina Liu, Xiaoyong Luo, Yingjuan Zheng, Zhiwei Chang, Qiming Wang, Xinshuai Wang, Xiaozhi Yuan, Guoqiang Kong, Shuoguo Li, Ruina Yang, Dan Zhou, Jing Ren, Weijiao Yin, Jingxia Li, Junqian Zhang, Ziqi Wang, Manxi Sheng, Bingyi Xu, Liuyan Li, Xiaoyi Liu, Zhihao Lu, Lixin Wan, Fuyou Zhou, Shegan Gao
PURPOSE: This phase 3 trial aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of capecitabine or capecitabine plus oxaliplatin (XELOX) with those of fluorouracil plus cisplatin (PF) in definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (DCRT) for inoperable locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS: Patients were randomly assigned to receive two cycles of capecitabine, XELOX, or PF along with concurrent intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Patients in each arm were again randomly assigned to receive two cycles of consolidation chemotherapy or not...
May 6, 2024: Journal of Clinical Oncology